People helped push a car stuck on Seventh Avenue during a snowstorm on February 17, 2003, in New York City. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

With winter just around the corner, snow and ice can’t be too far behind. And for city residents, who own cars and rely on street parking, that can mean hours of digging out of the snow. So what do you do when your car gets stuck in a wintry mess of snow and ice?

Freeing your car from snow is frustrating and time-consuming. Snow removal trucks often leave your car buried deeper in the snow. And shoveling on your own can feel like an eternity—especially if you don’t have the manpower or proper tools to do so. Luckily, in cities like New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia, residents are quick to give a lending hand to a car in need.

Click through the slideshow above and see how people have come together to dig out of snowstorms.

Connie Robertson embraces emergency rescue volunteer Ian Beaumont of Pennsylvania after he delivered some food and water September 15, 2017 in Marathon, Florida. Robertson did not evacuate ahead of Hurricane Irma and floated on her mattress in the 4-foot-high storm surge. "With every hurricane you learn something new," she said. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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